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Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Okra Curry

"Not a big of fan of Okra? I can prove you wrong!"

As much as I was holding myself back, I couldn't help but start this post with the above tag line! Honestly, yesterday I made this Stunningly Yummy Okra Curry, and earlier I had been asking some of my friends whether they like okra or not!

Not to my surprise, many of them were negative in their answers! I don't blame them somehow, though I am a big lover of vegetables and Lalo being one of them (Oh, that is how we call Okra/Lady Fingers here in Mauritius!!), because they can be pretty much slimy!

I have always consumed one kind of Okra dish and that is Lalos touffés - which is Sautéed Okras - a simple dish! Had it not been for mine and my sister's sake, my mother would have kept enjoying her raw food lifestyle! I am right there with her, it's just that my palate's not much into raw food!

So, because I wanted to see some change in my usual plate of boring Sautéed Okras, and because my Shahi Paneer came out very good last week (my first attempt, too bad I didn't get the chance to take photos, but I will upload the recipe soon!) I decided to make an adapted version of it with Okras!

People tend to underestimate the goodness of Okra! But if you're one of them,

you'll love it, once you make this deliciously Spicy Okra Curry!

The result was beyond my expectation, really! It was tasty, spicy and a little bit....tart, the only thing to complain about! Obviously it came out teeny tiny bit tarty because of the tomatoes, so I added some sugar and the problem was solved! It was a taste-bud-blowing dish!

I hope you give it a try, because it is really worth it! And to all the Hindu devotees, out there, who are fasting, I wish you Good Luck in your pious endeavour!